From Warner Bros. Television and DC Entertainment, the series–titled Metropolis– is set in the famous comic book city before the arrival of Superman. It will follow Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate the world of fringe science and expose the city’s dark and bizarre secrets. It has received an order for a 13 episode first season and will go into production later this year for a debut on the service in 2019.

The project was previously under consideration at Fox, where it would have served as a companion to Gotham, the drama about Gotham City before the arrival of Batman.

Superman has a long history on television. Most recently, Tyler Hoechlin portrayed the Man of Steel in the CW series Supergirl. Prior to that, the last time the iconic superhero appeared in a series was Smallville. In the latter show, Michael Rosenbaum portrayed Lex Luthor and Erica Durance played Lois Lane.

With Metropolis, Warner Bros. now has two superman prequel series in the works, with Krypton set to premiere this year on Syfy.

John Stephens and Danny Cannon will executive produce Metropolis. Both serve as writers and executive producers on Gotham, with Stephens also serving as showrunner. Cannon will direct the first episode from a teleplay by Stephens, with story by both Cannon and Stephens. Metropolis is based on characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by DC. Warner Bros. Television will produce.

The order for the show marks the fourth announced series for the new DC digital service. Additional programs include Warner Bros. Television’s live-action drama Titans, as well as Warner Bros. Animation’s Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders.